Davis Arney

b.1991 Boulder, CO



Education

2021 MFA, Boston University

2014 BA, Studio Arts, Minor in Philosophy, University of Colorado Boulder


Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

2025 (forthcoming) Greene House, Brooklyn, NY (three-person show with David Kennedy Cutler, Butt Johnson, and Erika Shiba)

2024 Into the Fold, My Pet Ram, New York, NY (two-person show with Aparna Sarkar)

2022 Sneak Show, Greene House, Brooklyn, NY

2019 Reflections, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO


Group Exhibitions

2025 (forthcoming) FRIDGE, Pio Pico, Los Angeles, CA

2024 Bob’s Holiday Market, Hesse Flatow, New York, NY

2023 Young Painters, Miami University, Oxford, OH (Jurried by John Yau)

2022 The Patriot, O’Flaherty’s, New York, NY

2021 Characters, All, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Brooklyn, NY

2021 New Talent, Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA

2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Stone Gallery, Boston University

2020 Area Code Art Fair

2020 AXA Prize Exhibition, San Francisco Art Institute/Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago/New York Academy of Art

2019 Jip, Gummies Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2019 Lobster Dinner, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2018 theirs, Yours Mine & Ours Gallery, New York, NY (online)        

2018 Crockpot Crosswalk, Virginia Commonwealth University

2018 On an Island, FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University 

2017 Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

2017 Good Fellows, Gallery 128, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (juried show)

2016 Wars and Rumors of War,  Gallery 128, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (juried show)

2014 King Exhibition Competition,  University of Colorado, Boulder


Awards/Honors

2024 FST StudioProjects Fund Recipient

2023 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Third Grant

2023 Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Emerging Artist Grant Nominee

2019/21 Boston University, Full Tuition Merit-based Scholarship

2021 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Second Grant

2020 Anderson Ranch Workshop Full Scholarship: Nicole Eisenman, Catherine Opie, and Helen Molesworth

2019 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, First Grant

2019 Hopper Prize, Shortlisted 

2014 King Competition, University of Colorado, Boulder

2005 Scholastic Art and Writing Award, Silver Key

Bibliography/Press

2024 Brooklyn Rail, “Davis Arney and Aparna Sarkar: Into the Fold” by Jacob Patrick Brooks

2020 Archive00 Vol. 2, Saint Maison Gallery

2019 New American Paintings #144, West Issue

2018 Young Space, featured artist with interview

Curatorial

2025 (forthcoming group show) Below Grand, New York, NY


Teaching

2024 Visiting Artist, Mt. Gretna School of Art

2023 Visiting MFA Critic, Indiana University


Residencies

2018 Summer Studio Program, Virginia Commonwealth University